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"We Beat the Street"
Vocab for the story "We Beat the Street"
| Maintain | To continue; to keep. Ex. The girl was trying to maintain her grades. | verb |
| Significant | Important or meaningful. Ex. The plot is signifcant to a narrative. | adjective |
| Emergency | An urgent and dangerous situation. Ex. The girl had to miss school because there was an emergency. | noun |
| Medical | Related to doctors or medicine. Ex. I would like to work in the medical field when I get older. | adjective |
| Achievement | Some plan or action completed successfully. Ex. Getting an A+ on the test was a big achievment for Ally. | Noun |
| Potential | What you are capable of achieving in the future. Ex. Some people try their best to reach their full potential, while other's do not. | Noun |
| Chronological Order | arranged in the order of time. Ex. The story was in chronological order. | adjective |
| synonym | is a word or a phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. Ex. We learned what a synonym was in language arts. | noun |
| Commit | To pledge or promise. Ex. The girl was going to commit to the club at her school. | verb |
| Definite | Certain or clear. Ex. The girl was definitely going to study for her math test. | adjective |